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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – MAR 28, 2017

Rethinking Prosperity’s weekly roundup of news on the topic of economy, environment and democracy

What Grace Lee Boggs Would’ve Taught Activists in This Moment — Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, YES! MagazineMarch 20, 2017“Here are three principles of sustainable activism drawn from the inspirational teachings of Grace Lee Boggs, a lifelong activist until she passed away in 2015 at the age of 100.”Type/tags: society, movements, activism, Grace Lee Boggs, motivation, mindfulness

Degrowth in Movements: Buen Vivir — Alberto Acosta, P2P FoundationMarch 20, 2017“Buen Vivir approaches from the indigenous Andean and Amazonian region can be combined with other approaches to community life…They all have many things in common with the flourishing degrowth movement.”Type/tags: economy, environment, society, nature, movements, degrowth, Buen Vivir

Book Release: History of the Future of Economic Growth — Iris Borowy and Matthias Schmelzer, DegrowthMarch 20, 2017“How did humanity come to develop this dependence on a growth-centered economy? What is the significance of economic growth in current societies? And what possible alternatives are there and how have they historically evolved? These, among others, are the questions addressed in The History of the Future of Growth.”Type/tags: article, economy, society, politics, degrowth

Ep 5: The Call For A New Economy — UpstreamMarch 21, 2017“From energy co-operatives in Spain that are literally bringing power to the local level, to a small school hidden deep in the English moors that is redesigning the study of economics, to a vast coalition in North America that is challenging domination by the 1%, this episode of Upstream explores the movement for a new economy.”Type/tags: media (podcast), economy, transition, movement, capitalism